Launching a virtual instance with OpenStack
Now that we have OpenStack installed and have set our desired operating system image, we are ready to launch our first instance in a self-hosted cloud.
Getting ready
You will need credentials to access the OpenStack dashboard.
Uploading your own image is not necessary; you can use the default Cirros image to launch the test instance.
Log in to the OpenStack dashboard and set the SSH key pair in the Access & Security tab available under the Projects menu. Here, you can generate a new key pair or import your existing public key.
Note
If you generate a new key pair, a file with the .pem extension will be downloaded to your local system. To use this key with PuTTy, you need to use PuTTYgen and extract the public ...
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